N.Y. ENV Law § 71-1705
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Rules and regulations of the department; evidence
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§ 71-1705. Rules and regulations of the department; evidence.\n The rules and regulations of the department promulgated pursuant to\nthe provisions of this chapter listed in section 71-1701, and of titles\n17 through 21 inclusive of this article, or the statutes from which they\nwere derived, may be read in evidence from the official compilation of\ncodes, rules and regulations of the state of New York, or supplement\nthereto. To entitle any copy of the said rules and regulations, other\nthan those in the official compilation or supplement thereto, to be read\nin evidence there shall be contained in the same book or pamphlet a\nprinted certificate of the Secretary of State that such copy is a\ncorrect transcript of the text of the said rules and regulations as\npublished in the official compilation or supplement thereto. For such a\ncertificate the secretary of state shall collect such a fee as he shall\ndeem just and reasonable.\n
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